I dare say he did as he was bidden .

我敢说 他按照要求做了。

I was in a market in Tangier and bingo ! I found this .

当时我 正在丹吉尔的一个市场里。瞧！我发现了这个。

She was addicted to barbiturates .

她对巴比妥酸盐产生 了依赖性。

I explained that I was an artist

我解释说自己 是个艺术家。

I was no athlete .

我根本 不是当运动员的料。

It was great to begin with but now it 's difficult .

一开始 非常好，但现在可就难了。

I did eventually find what I was after .

我最终找到 了我想要的东西。

An oil seal was replaced along with both front wheel bearings .

换 了一个油封和两个前轮轴承。

She was betrothed to his brother .

她和他哥哥订 了婚。

My grandfather was a butcher

我祖父 是个屠夫。

He was already rich

他 已经很富有了。

In 1960 this was a bold move

在1960年，这 是一个大胆的举动。

I knew him when he was a little boy

他 还是个小男孩的时候我就认识他了。

Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult

当了父亲意味着他 已是个成年人了。

I was waiting for a bus .

我 在等公共汽车。

He was identified only by his uniform and personal belongings .

他的身份只是通过制服和个人财物确定 了下来。

I was surrounded by people begging for food

我 被一群讨饭的围住了。

We met and I thought he was awful

我们见了面，我觉得他 很讨人厌。

After about three months I was no longer addicted to nicotine .

大约3个月后，我 就不再对尼古丁上瘾了。

That night was Richard 's apotheosis .

是夜，理查德登上了人生的顶峰。

Graham was already at the door

格雷厄姆 已经在门口了。

I was astounded by its beauty

它的美丽震撼 了我。

I think your mother was baptized a Catholic .

我想你母亲 受洗成了天主教徒。

I could not believe my eyes . She was far more beautiful than I had imagined .

我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她比我想象的漂亮多 了。

I knew right away she was dead

我马上就知道她死 了。

He said all that remained was to agree to a time and venue

他说剩下的 只是商定一个时间和集会地点。

It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days

那 是我第一次和简分开数日。

I was born and bred in the highlands

我在高地地区 出生和长大。

Right off I want to confess that I was wrong .

我立刻就想承认我错 了。

He was already late for his appointment

他约会 已经晚了。